Hair puller



Patented Jan. 14, 1939 UNETE si'Ai's MATILDE ."BINZ, OF SARASOTA,FLORIDA HAIR FULLER Application filed November 14, 1928. Serial No.319,246.

My present invention, in its broad aspect, has reference to improvementsin devices for pulling or removing hairs from the skin of the face,head, scalp, or other portions of the human anatomy, and moreparticularly it is my purpose to provide a device of this type whichwill not pinch or engage the skin or flesh, and which will engage orgrasp firmly one or more hairs so that they may be removed with littlediscomfort and without irritation, or other disadvantageous aftereffects. Fur thermore, my invention is simple in construction, and canbe kept sterile and clean, will not get out of repair and can be soldand manufactured at relatively small 'cost.

My invention contemplates the utilization of a spring, between theconvolutions of which a hair or hairs is adapted to be firmly engaged,and my construction prevents pinching the flesh or skin between theconvolutions of the spring when the device is used. My invention has butthree major parts; two elements of a handle operating member, and

the two and which is normally maintained in a closed position, andopened (that is the convolutions are stretched apart) upon applyingpressure to the handles; furthermore, when the handle elements arepressed together the spring is elongated in such a manner that it isslightly bowed so that a better, and closer grip can be obtained, and sothat one or a few 'hairs can be engaged with greater facility; theconvolutions of the spring are naturally circular in cross-section andthe spring is never sufficiently elongated in practice to pinch the skinor flesh therehetween.

Other objects and purposes will be apparent as the detailed descriptionof the parts of my hair puller proceeds, but the scope of the inventionis to be determined by reference to the claims appended hereunto.

In the drawings wherein is illustrated the preferred embodiment of myinvention Figure 1 is an enlarged view of my device in a closedposition; 7

Figure 2 is an enlarged view of my device in an open position;

Figure 3, Views A and B are sections engaged.

the spring element which is carried between.

through the pivotal connections of the handle elements, and

Figure 4 is a detailview of the manner of mounting the spring ends onthe handle elements. o In the drawings gvherein like characters ofreference are used to designate like. or similar parts throughout theseveral views The numeral (1) designates a small steel tensile spring,between the convolutions of which a hair or hairs are adapted to be Theends of the spring are braised or soldered to plates (3) which areconnected by pins or rivets (4:) to the ends of handle and operatingelements (5) and (6). The elements (5) and (6) have jaw portions (7which are substantially parallel whenfthe device is closed as in Figure1, and handle portions (8) each element also has an ear intermediate itsends, or a pair of ears, and these are. hinged together. As shown inView A of Figure 3, handle element (5) has a pair of spaced ears (9)between which is received the cars (10) of handle element (6) pins (11)being provided to form a pivoted connection. In View B of Figure 3, butone ear (12) is provided on handle element The form of connectionbetween the handle elements forms no part of my invention, and any oneof several pivoted connections such as the two above defined may beemployed. Upon reference to Figure 2 it will be noted that the tendencyof the spring (1) is tobow out when opened; the radius of the bowbeingthe axis defined by the pin (11). This enables one to grasp a hair or afew hairs with greater facility. In the views ofthe drawings the deviceis shown greatly enlarged, and in practice the space between theconvolutions of the spring (1) is much less. In operation, hair orhairs, designated 0 in the drawings, is grasped between the convolutionsof the spring (1) after the manner shown in Figure 2, and when pressureon the handles is relaxed the convolutions close to 5 the position shownin Figure 1 securely grasping the hairs so that they may be removed.While my device is especially described for use in removing hair it hasother purposes. since it can be used to grasp hang-nails, lint,

or any small protruding objects. Furthermore, in removing hairs and thelike, the skin and flesh are not appreciably irritated, and my devicecan be kept sterile and clean since it has no concealed or intricateparts.

Therefore while the combination and arrangement of elements hereinbeforedescribed constitute the preferred embodiments of my hair puller, it isnevertheless desired again 10 to emphasize the fact that interpretationof the scope of the invention should only be conclusive when made in thelight of the sub-. joined claims.

I claim 5 1. In a device of the character described,

a apair-of pivoted handle elements having spaced jaw portions, a tensilespring between the jaws normally urging the jaws together, 7 and theconvolutions of the spring being separated and slightly bowed outwardlywhen 'the handle elements .are pressed together to engage an object tobe grasped,

I A hair puller comprismg a tlghttensile .spring, and pivoted elementsforseparating the :convolutions of the spring so that there is aslightly greater distance between adjacent turns of'wire' on the side ofthe spring removed from the pivoted elements whereby tips of hairs maybe engaged thereby.

, 3. A hair puller comprising a spring, and

pivoted elements for separating the convolutions of the spring to engagea hair therebetween, said spring being bowed when open. '4. A hairpuller comprising azpair'of oper ation elements having handle and jawportions, a spring between the jawportions at the ends thereof and theconvolutions of which are openeda slightly greater distance onone sideof the spring than on the other 40 side thereof when the handle portionsare pressed together to engage a hair or hairs therebetween. j 5. Adevice of the'character described, comprising a pair of operatingelements piv otally connected together intermediate their extremities;the portions ofsaid elements on one side of the pivoting meansconstituting jaws, and the other portions handles; a tight, steel,tensile spring having its ends connected 7 to'the 'aw portions at theirends, and said *spring ein'g'slightly bowed and the convolutions openedmore on one side of the spring than on the other when the handles arepressed together and the jaws moved apart. In testimony whereof, I aflixmysignature hereunto.

' MATILDE BINZ;

